ITALIAN TWO-PART SECRETARY
18th c. Walnut Two-Part Secretary, top section with inlaid crest rail above a molded overhanging cornice, three open shelves with shaped central divider, base section with fall-front desk with single shelf interior, above three graduated drawers, desk lid and drawer fronts with molded panels enclosing parquetry inlaid decoration, brass teardrop pulls and quatrefoil lock escutcheons (no key), molded edge side panels, set on a molded edge base with bracket feet, 66" high, 30" x 14 1/4". Surface wear, shrinkage crack to desk lid, veneer repairs, one cracked back panel.
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18th c. Walnut Two-Part Secretary, top section with inlaid crest rail above a molded overhanging cornice, three open shelves with shaped central divider, base section with fall-front desk with single shelf interior, above three graduated drawers, desk lid and drawer fronts with molded panels enclosing parquetry inlaid decoration, brass teardrop pulls and quatrefoil lock escutcheons (no key), molded edge side panels, set on a molded edge base with bracket feet, 66" high, 30" x 14 1/4". Surface wear, shrinkage crack to desk lid, veneer repairs, one cracked back panel.
